Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy #1)
Brynne Weaver
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
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· 1059 ratings · 362 pages · Published: 14 Aug 2023
Every serial killer needs a friend.
Every game must have a winner.
When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded, pitch-black soul. From small town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country. But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love. Can Rowan and Sloane dig themselves out of a game of graves? Or have they finally met their match?
Butcher & Blackbird is the first book in the Ruinous Love Dark Romance trilogy of interconnected stand-alone dark romantic comedies. This dual POV novel ends on a HEA.
***Butcher & Blackbird is a DARK ROMANCE intended for an adult audience - please see Brynne’s website for a comprehensive list of CWs***
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Tagged as:
- funny 99
- dark romance 98
- friends to lovers 97
- dangerous heroine 92
- contemporary 89
- criminal heroine 88
- competent heroine 84
- anal sex 83
- possessive hero 80
- slow burn 79
- m-f romance 72
- take-charge heroine 71
- vengeance 69
- suspense 67
- independent heroine 67
- sunny/happy hero 57
- insta-love 54
- tortured heroine 53
- praise kink 49
- sweet/gentle hero 47
- alpha male 46
- sassy heroine 46
- grumpy & sunshine 45
- shy heroine 42
- childfree 41
- hurt/comfort 36
- angst 35
- bad boys 35
- found family 34
- tortured hero 34
- disabilities & scars 28
- mystery 27
- double penetration 26
- white collar heroine 23
- forced proximity 20
- working class hero 18
- bdsm 17
- caretaking 17
- exhibitionism 16
- abduction 16
- new adult 14
- height difference 8
- spanking 7
- masc-dom 6
- horror 5
- good grovel 5
- bondage 4
- role switching 2
- fetish 1
- mafia 1
- enemies to lovers 1
- tall heroine 1
- somnophilia 1
- breeding 1
- workplace/office 1
- age gap 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- graphic violence 70
- death / grief 64
- past abuse 64
- torture of mcs 54
- abuse 43
- mental illness 43
- past sexual abuse 42
- past child abuse 38
- third party abuse 36
- mental trauma 31
- torture of side characters 28
- past child neglect 18
- child sexual abuse 18
- geography
- usa 36
- north america 26
- massachusetts 20
- north carolina 16
- california 16
- louisiana 15
- nebraska 13
- texas 13
- virginia 11
- west virginia 5
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 108
- first person pov 53
- male pov 35
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The 'The Ruinous Love Trilogy' series
4.19 · 1876 ratings
grovel · massachusetts · praise-kink · anal sex · mental-trauma · dark · graphic-violence · caretaking · past-abuse · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · abuse-non-mc · outlaw-heroine · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · fetish · past-child-abuse · double-penetration · north-america · vengeance
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